Ultraman Ginga (Ultra-Act)

The hero from the future: Ultraman Ginga. As previously mentioned Ultraman Ginga was the first Ultra Series I watched in its entirety. I feel like the addition of the Zenchin Crystals are an attempt to update the general look of the Ultras and while I love the classics the funky lights are just cool. Unfortunately alternate coloured crystals would've added too much to the price point of this Ultra-Act figure even though I'm sure they entertained the idea as the chest and forearm crystals are removable. The bizarre set-up of recently graduated teens hanging out at their old high school trying to figure out their dreams is ridiculous and a big departure from the standard Ultra Series. Yet it really worked for me in a way that teenager-y stuff rarely does anymore. Also the sheer ridiculousness of just using the Spark Doll toys in the show as power-up objects is so insanely blatant I can't help but love it.

This figure has great articulation and the hands are fairly easy to swap out. The waist joint seems to have gotten looser than I remember but I did get this figure a few years ago now. All in all it doesn't hurt my enjoyment of the figure.

Thunder Darambia Spark Doll Sofubi

Ultraman Ginga was the first Ultra Series I watched in its entirely and as such ranks pretty high on my list of favourites. Thunder Darambia was one of the first kaiju faced by Ultraman Ginga. Darambia first faced off against Ultraman Dyna and definitely has a different design aesthetic than the monsters from the Showa Era Ultra Series. Thunder Darambia is pointy and rocky and has weird lightning rod cones from its back.

Giant-Man (Marvel Legends Infinite Series 6")

Hank Pym is a founding member of the Avengers and due to his discovery of the size-changing "Pym Particles" has assumed several superheroic identities over the years starting with Ant-Man and quickly adding Giant-Man to that list. Which I think makes him the first superhero to have more than one superhero name. This is the most recent iteration of the Giant-Man costume and it has some strong callbacks to the original. The antennae should probably be a little less pressed down on his head but I'm worried about snapping them off. His left wrist joint is a little loose but nothing terminal. All around a pretty standard Marvel Legends figure.

Blitzwing Body All Titan Masters Gallery

Here is perhaps the nerdiest endeavour on this blog. I've taken pictures of all my Titans Return figures with all of the different Titan Master heads on them. These galleries will be updated as more Titan Masters are acquired. The heads are in no particular order after the first which is the head that "belongs" on the body.

Octone Body All Titan Masters Gallery

Here is perhaps the nerdiest endeavour on this blog. I've taken pictures of all my Titans Return figures with all of the different Titan Master heads on them. These galleries will be updated as more Titan Masters are acquired. The heads are in no particular order after the first which is the head that "belongs" on the body.

Zatanna - B:TAS (DC Collectibles)

When Bruce Wayne was in training to become Batman he studied under the great stage magician Zatara to learn the art of escapology. Using the alias "John Smith" he caught the eye of Zatara's daughter Zatanna which was all revealed in the excellent episode that bears her name. I feel like a broken record when talking about this line of figures because as usual Zatanna looks like she stepped off the screen but she can't really stay upright without her stand. She comes with her wand/cane, some alternate hands and the signed poster from the end of the episode. Zatanna is a regular stage magician in this episode and so her costume makes sense on that level. Every so often someone tries to give her a more "superheroic" costume but she inevitably reverts back to something resembling her original costume from 1964.